A screengrab of a PSI figure that was supposedly replaced by the National Environment Agency and an online article alleging that the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) virus is back made the rounds on the Internet.

They were false.

Did you know the spreading of both articles could be considered scaremongering and could run afoul of the law?

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Chew Eng Han, 52, the church's former investment manager, issued a lengthy statement on a blog yesterday which alluded to the fact that he could not see eye to eye with the leadership of the church.When will the young members follow too?

Friday, June 21, 2013

Nationally, Singapore has close to 9 million N95 masks in its armoury, said director of medical services K. Satku at a joint briefing by MOH and the National Environment Agency on Thursday evening.Where are the masks being sold?

As the haze blanket thickens in Singapore, an increasing number of locally-based companies are beginning to take preventive measures aimed at safeguarding the health of their employees.

While PSI levels remained in the unhealthy range for most of the week, air quality worsened drastically to a high of PSI 321 on Wednesday night, and then peaked at PSI 371 at 1pm on Thursday. Since late last week, the city-state has been plagued by a haze caused by forest fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island.

"The health risks posed by the haze have led us to close the Singapore Flyer for the time being to protect staff members, many of whom work outdoors," said Mr Tim Reid of Ferrier Hodgson. "We will reassess the situation tomorrow morning, and the Flyer will reopen as soon as pollution levels drop to a safe level."

Companies are expected to pay variable bonuses of 2.1 months of base pay during the April to December period. The financial services sector is projected to be the most generous, giving 3.6 months of base pay.

The world economy appears to be moving into a phase of "more stable, but slower growth", the World Bank said yesterday in a report whose cautious overall tone provided a backdrop to the volatility and nervousness that are afflicting global financial markets.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

The euro hit a four-week high against the dollar on Thursday as investors positioned for the European Central Bank to leave rates unchanged, but uncertainty over the US Federal Reserve's next move kept equity markets on edge.

Ken Low, 28, a Malaysian with Singapore PR, is on trial for molesting Ms Siow Hui Min, 30, and Ms Ting Yan Jing, 31, on July 22 last year at the hen party which he attended with his wife, Malaysian radio DJ May Lau, 31.

An asteroid nearly two miles (three kilometers) wide is set to pass by Earth Friday with no risk of impact, offering scientists a rare chance to study a massive flying object with its own moon.

Asteroid 1998 QE2 will make its closest approach to Earth at 4.59pm (20.59 GMT), at a distance of 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers), or about 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon, the US space agency said.

"This is the closest approach the asteroid will make to Earth for at least the next two centuries," NASA said.